More on Me + Em – Page 2511
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OpinionRetail surgery: A senior employee has started working for a competitor while still on gardening leave. What can we do?
A senior employee has started working for a competitor while still on gardening leave. What can we do?
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AnalysisThe rising cost of accepting card payments
Retailers are reeling from escalating charges for card transactions but now the pressure is on banks to stop raising fees, says Alison Clements
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NewsDebenhams to up performance with IT overhaul
Debenhams is to roll out a new computer network across its UK and Ireland department stores to save money and time when sending data between stores and the supply chain.
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NewsTed Baker to launch US transactional website
Quirky fashion retailer Ted Baker plans to ramp up its global presence with the launch of a US transactional website next month.
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Opinion
Send him a Carr
From a deadly serious minister to a very crude Jimmy Carr routine - it could only be the BRC annual dinner
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NewsFoyles profits rocket
Bookseller Foyles has experienced a surge in profits in the year to June 30.
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NewsAsda purchase of Netto cleared by OFT
Asda has been given the green light to acquire Netto after the Office of Fair Trading cleared its takeover of the discount grocer.
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NewsTesco wows shoppers with 1p bargains
Tesco has started to sell discontinued products for just 1p each.
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NewsNext strikes online partnership with US retailer Sears
Fashion group Next is to sell clothing online in the US in partnership with retail giant Sears.
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NewsEvans poised to launch young branded offer today
Plus-sized womenswear chain Evans has revealed that its young branded fashion offer, expected to launch today, will be called Style369.com.
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NewsDo more to back enterprise, BRC chairman Luke Mayhew tells Government
British Retail Consortium chairman Luke Mayhew has warned that the Government risks causing “collateral damage” to business unless it encourages enterprise and cuts red tape as well as making cuts.
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NewsBlockbuster files for bankruptcy in the US
Updated: US film and games rental chain Blockbuster has filed for bankruptcy protection as it strives to cut its debts and ensure the survival of the business.
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NewsAlexon posts rise in profits
Womenswear group Alexon recorded a rise in profits for the 26 weeks to July 31 despite tough trading conditions.
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Lawson to increase capital spending to aid expansion
Japanese convenience store chain Lawson will increase its capital spending to $50m (£32m) in China during 2011, with the aim of opening about 130 convenience stores.Cities earmarked for additional stores include Shanghai, Chongqing, Shenyang, Dalian, Chengdu and Beijing. Lawson president Takeshi Niinami said: “It’s time to go to China. We ...
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Makro Cash & Carry appoints Antoine Peleyras as CEO
Metro Group-owned Makro Cash & Carry has appointed Antoine Peleyras as its new chief executive officer.Until 2005 he held the position of supply chain and merchandise director at Carrefour Marinopoulos in Greece and then the position of merchandise director in the Carrefour hypermarket division in France.More recently, he was managing ...
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Casa Saba buys 25% of Farmacias Ahumada
Retailer Falabella has sold its 20% stake in Farmacias Ahumada for $100m (£64m) to Mexican Grupo Casa Saba. The latter announced last May it had reached an agreement to acquire Farmacias Ahumada for $637m (£408m), including about $162m (£104m) in debt.The combined company will become one of the leading drugstore ...
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Walmart to move into convenience stores in urban markets
Walmart is set move into convenience stores in urban markets such as Chicago and Los Angeles as the largest US retailer seeks to revitalise growth in its home market.Commercial real estate brokers say Walmart has begun scouting for sites for smaller-format stores in a range of urban markets, including Sacramento ...
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NewsJaeger opens shops-in-shops in Italy with Coin
Upscale fashion retailer and brand Jaeger has expanded into Italy with the opening of four shop-in-shops in Coin department stores.
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Mall opening a first for Aldi in US
German hard discounter Aldi Süd has announced the opening of its first store located in an enclosed shopping mall in the US. The 20,000 sq ft store will open in May, 2011 at Westfield Chicago Ridge, Illinois.“We are pleased to partner with Westfield on this fresh new approach to shopping ...